LNAT Section A time management
Plan around passages, check your pace between them, and move on before one difficult choice takes over your 95 minutes.
Try the drillCan you decide without rushing the wording?
Give yourself 2 minutes 16 seconds. Read for the gist, then check the exact claim before choosing.
After a six-month trial, a borough reported that 31% more residents used its evening bus service. The trial added two later departures and cut fares on Fridays. A voluntary passenger survey found that convenience was the most common reason for travel. The borough did not compare the route with an unchanged service, and fuel prices fell during the trial.
Which statement is best supported by the passage?
- The two later departures caused the rise in evening-bus use
- Every resident found the changed service more convenient
- The borough recorded more residents using the evening service during the trial
- Lower fuel prices explain the reported increase in bus use
Single-question drill; not an LNAT test simulation.
Choose C. It reports the change without claiming which part of the trial caused it.
| Choice | Verdict | Passage proof |
|---|---|---|
| A | Not supported | The trial changed departures and fares, so it does not isolate one cause. |
| B | Not supported | A voluntary passenger survey cannot establish what every resident thought. |
| C | Best answer | It preserves the borough’s reported comparison without adding a cause. |
| D | Not supported | The passage notes lower fuel prices but does not say they explain the increase. |
How much time is there for LNAT Section A?
The current LNAT test-format page gives 95 minutes for 42 questions across 12 argumentative passages. Those are official figures; Margin’s pacing calculations are not official targets.
LNAT test formatHow long should you spend on each LNAT question?
Dividing 95 minutes by 42 gives about 2 minutes 16 seconds per question. Use that as a planning average, not a deadline: each passage carries three or four questions.
The official preparation guide advises getting the gist before focusing on key parts. A stopwatch should expose hesitation, not force a superficial reading.
LNAT preparation guideCan you review Section A answers?
Yes. The official format says you can review answers during the 95 minutes. You cannot return to Section A after beginning Section B.
Margin’s method is to check pace between passages and decide your own review allowance through full timed practice.
Margin is independent LNAT practice. The pacing averages and exercise are not supplied or endorsed by LNAT.
Check a draftA plan you have not run yet
Twelve passages inside 95 minutes leaves under eight minutes each, reading included, and a plan you have never run against real questions is a guess. 10 of the 83 questions on the practice page are free. Founder access is £25 for the other 73, each with the passage sentence your answer turned on.